bitcoinsdead
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MarketWatch has declared Bitcoin dead 14 times.

Every catalogued obituary from MarketWatch, with the price on the day of death and what Bitcoin did next. Current BTC: $72,141.

Feb 16, 2022executive

“Charlie Munger Compares Crypto To ‘Venereal Disease,’ Warns Of Inflation Danger”

MarketWatch · Charlie Munger
At death
$43,901
Since then
×1.6
Jul 15, 2019academic

“Bitcoin Buyers Are Only Fooling Themselves Again”

MarketWatch · Gary Smith
At death
$10,842
Since then
×6.7
Jul 13, 2019financial press

“Donald Trump Is Right About Bitcoin”

MarketWatch · Brett Arends
At death
$11,351
Since then
×6.4
Jun 27, 2019financial press

“Bitcoin’s Crash Hurts The Latecomers Once Again”

MarketWatch · Brett Arends
At death
$11,171
Since then
×6.5
Dec 14, 2018investor

“Bitcoin Is Pretty Much Dead, Says Teenage Crypto Phenom”

MarketWatch · Erik Finman
At death
$3,224
Since then
×22.4
Dec 3, 2018academic

“Bitcoin Is Close To Becoming Worthless”

MarketWatch · Atulya Sarin
At death
$3,856
Since then
×18.7
Nov 20, 2018financial press

“Victims Of Bitcoin Insanity Are Quickly Piling Up”

MarketWatch · Ivan Martchev
At death
$4,414
Since then
×16.3
Oct 11, 2018academic

“Dr. Doom Says Bitcoin Represents The Mother Of All Bubbles”

MarketWatch · Nouriel Roubini
At death
$6,177
Since then
×11.7
May 22, 2018academic

“There’s A ‘Decent Probability’ Bitcoin Goes To Zero, Says Vanguard Economist”

MarketWatch · Joe Davis
At death
$7,984
Since then
×9.0
Apr 12, 2018academic

“This Is All It Would Take For Bitcoin To Become A Worthless Cryptocurrency”

MarketWatch · Atulya Sarin
At death
$7,916
Since then
×9.1
Oct 28, 2017executive

“Inside Warren Buffett’s Master Class On Bitcoin”

MarketWatch · Warren Buffett
At death
$5,733
Since then
×12.6
Sep 7, 2017financial press

“Bitcoin, Ether And Other Cryptocurrencies May Be Seeing The Beginning Of The End”

MarketWatch · Brett Arends
At death
$4,638
Since then
×15.6
Jul 24, 2017financial press

“The Biggest Financial Bloggers Reveal Their Positions On Bitcoin And Cryptocurrencies”

MarketWatch · Jared Dillian
At death
$2,779
Since then
×26.0
Jun 15, 2017financial press

“Stay Away From Bitcoin — It’s Complete Garbage”

MarketWatch · Brett Arends
At death
$2,457
Since then
×29.4